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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II (Pgs. 151-172) | Book 2 Chapter 1: As Concrete as Possible ? Appetite in Literature (Pgs. 175-184) | Book 2 Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter (Pgs. 185-195).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?
(a) His cousin Oni.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Omura Liquor.
(d) A business based in Osaka.

2. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Filing his household's taxes.
(b) Getting a new watch battery.
(c) Picking up groceries.
(d) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.

3. What is Toru Okada's duty working with May Kasahara in Chapter 9?
(a) Filing paperwork for her.
(b) Setting up wig displays.
(c) Counting bald heads.
(d) Approaching men on the streets.

4. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) A Mongolian sheep-herder.
(b) Yanamoto.
(c) Honda.
(d) A Russian soldier.

5. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?
(a) She drowns herself.
(b) She shoots herself.
(c) She hangs herself.
(d) She takes pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?

2. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?

3. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?

4. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?

5. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?

(see the answer key)

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